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From bad boy to legitimate business owner: The Corner Lounge Story
Nkululeko Tuntubele is the owner of Corner Lounge, a cosy bar-lounge in the hub of Gugulethu at NY 138. Officially opened this year on 31 March, the lounge is a container previously used as a hair salon.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 25 July 2012
Immigrants at work: IT repair shop in Gardens
Admire Siya is just 25-years old and from Zimbabwe. He has set up an IT shop in his home in Gardens.
Veronica Washaya
News | 25 July 2012
Immigrants at work: Making ends meet as a cab driver
Tinashe Nhidza is a 35-year-old Zimbabwean taxi cab driver operating in Cape Town.
Veronica Washaya
News | 25 July 2012
“I don’t do this for fun” - Road-side window cleaner
Many drivers get irritated with the youths who, without asking for permission first, wash their windscreens at traffic lights.
Nokubonga Yawa
News | 25 July 2012
Immigrants at work: Hair salon and cosmetics shop in Parow
Prince Ikenna came to South Africa from Nigeria in 2010 and has set up a successful salon and cosmetics business.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 25 July 2012
Khayelitsha’s first coffee shop opened
What do a fireman, an employee at a towel factory and a coffee barista have in common? They all make up the Department of Coffee (DOC), a new intimate coffee shop in Khayelitsha.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 19 July 2012
Delft RDP houses falling apart
Delft residents are left in the cold this winter as the recent bad weather is causing their houses to fall apart.
Janine Fortuin
News | 19 July 2012
Activists battle Novartis over cancer drug
South African activists are campaigning to get a multinational pharmaceutical company, Novartis, to drop a court case against the Indian government.
Mary-Jane Matsolo
News | 18 July 2012
Zimbabwean woman murdered on her way to Bellville
The brother of a Zimbabwean woman who was murdered last week is accusing her ex-boyfriend in a case that highlights violence against women.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 18 July 2012